Busch Gardens Williamsburg Howl-O-Scream 2023

Attraction Lineup​

Haunted Houses​

1. Death Water Bayou: Full Moon
   • Located in Festa Field behind Roman Rapids
   • Updated version of the new-for-2022 house, Death Water Bayou
2. KILLarney DIEner: Infested
   • Located in the Killarney simulator building
   • Updated version of the new-for-2021 house, KILLarney Diner
3. Lost Mines: The Descent
   • Located below Escape from Pompeii
   • New house for 2023 (replacing 2022's Inferno)
4. Nevermore: Chapter 3
   • Located in Drachen Fire's station building
   • Third iteration of the new-for-2021 house, Nevermore; replaces 2022's Nevermore: Chapter 2
5. Witch of the Woods: Scorched
   • Located in the woods behind Festhaus Park
   • Technically the second iteration of the new-for-2021 house, Witch of the Woods though Witch of the Woods was reversed in its second season without a name change

Terror-Tories​

1. Fest-Evil [New] (Festa Italia)
2. Gorgon Gardens [Returning] (Da Vinci's Garden of Inventions)
3. Meat Market [Returning] (New France)
4. Scary Tale Road [Returning] (Rhinefield)
5. Ripper Row [Returning] (Banbury Cross)

Other Scares​

1. Hack Pack [Returning] (Roaming)

Shows​

1. Jack is Back [Returning] (Killarney)
2. Monster Stomp on Ripper Row [Returning] (Globe Theatre)
3. Phantoms of the Festhaus [Returning] (Das Festhaus)
4. Skeletones [Returning] (Il Teatro di San Marco)

BOOze Bars & Bites​

1. OktoberTaps [New] (Oktoberfest)
2. Stone-Cold Spirits [Returning] (San Marco)
3. Pete's Provisions [Returning] (New France)
4. Jack's Nightcap [Returning] (Killarney)
5. Frost Bar [Returning] (Oktoberfest)
6. BarKastle Spirits [Returning] (Oktoberfest)

Official Website​

Howl-O-Scream: Virginia Halloween Event | Busch Gardens Williamsburg

The spirit of Halloween is unleashed at Howl-O-Scream! Find haunted houses, escape rooms, scare zones, live shows & roller coasters if you dare.

buschgardens.com

 

[cricket]

View attachment 29773Is busch gardens williamsburg hinting at something? Why is 8 & 31 highlighted in red? I think it's most likely just for word separation. But could they be hinting at something more for this month 08-31?

It's probably just the dates.

 

[Luke]

More stuff added

 

[tursiops]

More stuff added
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Tons added since Sunday.

 

[Coolguy15]

Anything else added over this weekend?

 

[bgw enthusiasts]

Some new Darkoaster rippers can be seen hanging on the Germany Bridge. Nothing else new to be seen.

 

[VikingvadR]

Got some footage of the Germany bridge

 

[Coolguy15]

Fresh outta Walmart

 

[Coolguy15]

I think it looks fine.

That’s fine, but to me it just looks kinda cheap, you know?

 

[Diamond Dave]

The event starts tomorrow.... is anyone excited? Hard to tell from this thread.

Is anyone planning on going this weekend? I'm considering it.

 

[willrobs3]

The event starts tomorrow.... is anyone excited? Hard to tell from this thread.

Is anyone planning on going this weekend? I'm considering it.

Can't speak for everyone else, but I'm stoked! Excited to see what changes are in store for us this year and enjoy the Howl-O-Scream vibes of the park.

 

[Zachary]

BGWFans will be there. Expect plenty of updates via Twitter throughout tomorrow.

To answer the other part of your question though @Dave / Pink, this has definitely felt like the least hyped Howl-O-Scream... ever? That's probably accurate honestly. BGW marketing really dropped the ball on what, on paper at least, looks like a solid year. Zero teasing, zero rollout of information, no photos/videos/write-ups regarding event development or prep work—just a website update on some random day with a bunch of generic social media posts telling people to buy Fun Cards. True marketing malpractice. Especially frustrating since it does seem like BGW Entertainment has provided content worth sharing this year (new additions, extensive house updates, etc).

 

[Coolguy15]

What time do they open tomorrow?

 

[Zachary]

What time do they open tomorrow?

Link

 

[AlpenChrist97]

Oh Marketing…

 

[cricket]

I'm so excited for Howl-O-Scream this year. What are you guys looking forward to? I am personally looking forward to Lost Mines and Nevermore.

 

[Zachary]

Definitely Lost Mines which, for the record, I will mistakingly call Dead Mines for this entire season. I think that was @Ice's doing?

Not only is it a new house, it's also the first house by a new team that could, potentially, signal what kind of quality we should expect from the event in the years ahead.

 

[Beaumont]

I am excited to see the new photos and videos of the legendary Scary Tale Road.
.

 

[Icer]

Definitely Lost Mines which, for the record, I will mistakingly call Dead Mines for this entire season. I think that was @Ice's doing?

Not only is it a new house, it's also the first house by a new team that could, potentially, signal what kind of quality we should expect from the event in the years ahead.

I'll take the credit if it ends up making you look foolish repeatedly. But it wasn't exactly a stroke of genius for me to go "lol line and mine rhyme"

 

[Zachary]

For anyone following along at home, today's pre-event Howl-O-Scream Twitter thread can be found below. @Nicole and I will be continually updating it until the event starts tonight.

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[Icer]

You think I care about your opinions?

If so, you're right.